Bernard Francis Nintemann, one of five children of Herman J. and Angeline J. Nintemann of La Crescent, Minnesota, was born on April 11, 1931. He and his twin brother Archie were the youngest of the children. His early education was in the public schools in District #32 of Winona County, Minnesota. He attended both Aquinas High School, La Crosse, Wisconsin, and Crosier Preparatory Seminary, Onamia, Minnesota, for his secondary education. His interest in priesthood and the Dominican Order led him to enroll in Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary, St. Mary's College, Winona, Minnesota, to prepare for entrance into the novitiate.

On August 30, 1952, he was given the habit of the Order and the religious name of George at St. Peter Martyr Priory, Winona, Minnesota, where he made his first profession on September 7, 1953. He was then sent to the Dominican House of Studies, River Forest, Illinois, for philosophical studies (1953 -1956), after which he was transferred to St. Rose of Lima Priory, Dubuque, Iowa, for his theological studies (1956-1960). While at Dubuque he made his final profession on September 7, 1956 and was ordained a priest by Archbishop Leo Binz at St. Rose of Lima Priory on May 23, 1959.

In August 1960, Father Nintemann received his first assignment as associate pastor at St. Pius V Parish, Chicago, Illinois. Three years later he was assigned to full-time preaching on the Dominican Northern Mission Band, centered in Minneapolis, Minnesota; preaching ministry was to be the love of his life. In 1967 he was invited to join the international "Movement for a Better World," which found him directing retreats in Europe, Central America, and Australia as well as in many parts of the United States. He was chosen as one of four who joined Father Riccardo Lombardi, S.J., founder of the "Movement for a Better World," in staffing the first English-speaking "Institute of Post-Conciliar Spirituality" held at

Centro Pio XII, Rocca di Papa, Italy.

After a year on the parish team of St. Vincent Ferrer Parish, River Forest, Illinois (1970 - 1971), he returned to full-time preaching, residing first at St. Dominic Priory, Oak Park, Illinois, and then at St. Thomas Aquinas Priory, River Forest, Illinois. In 1974 he was appointed prior of Holy Rosary Priory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and this house became the center of his preaching ministry until 1986 when he moved to Sinsinawa, Wisconsin, and joined the chaplaincy team at the Dominican Sisters Motherhouse there. Because of the team ministry he was able to continue his preaching ministry, giving retreats and parish missions in the area. In addition to his preaching ministry Father Nintemann was known for his promotion of the cause of a fellow Dominican, Father Paschal Francis Kelly, O.P., and he served the Province as assistant promoter of causes for sev ral years. In 1992 Father Nintemann returned to his home diocese of Winona and while residing at Owatona, Minnesota, assisted in parishes and continued his preaching ministry. In 1993 he moved to Rochester, Minnesota, where he was appointed parochial vicar of St. John's Parish and of St. Bridget's Parish, Simpson, Minnesota. On February 16, 1994, t e bishop of Winona appointed him pastor of St. Bridget's Parish, Simpson, where he remained until his death.

In the early fall of 1994 Father Nintemann was diagnosed with cancer of the colon. After surgery he began a treatment of chemotherapy and there appeared to be a complete remission. However, in the spring of 1996 the cancer appeared in the liver and was pronounced terminal. George chose to stay at St. Bridget's Parish with the people he had served and where he continued to manage for a time with the aid of hospice care and that of the people of the parish. He systematically began to prepare for death, disposing of personal belongings and making his goodbyes to friends. In August 1996, his classmate Father Jack O'Malley, O.P., came to stay with him during his last days. On the morning of November 30, 1996, he died peacefully at St. Bridget's Rectory, Simpson, Minnesota. He was waked at St. Bridget's Church the evening of December 3, 1996. The next day the Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. John's Church, Rochester, Minnesota, and burial was at St. Bridget Cemetery, Simpson, Minnesota.